The strip_tags Function

The strip_tags function removes HTML tags from a string without affecting their content. The second optional parameter can be used to specify allowed tags - they will not be removed. Allowed tags are specified along with angle brackets.

Syntax

strip_tags(string $string, array|string|null $allowed_tags = null): string

Example

Let's remove all HTML tags from the string:

<?php
	$str = 'lorem <b>ipsum</b> dolor sit amet';
	echo strip_tags($str);
?>

Code execution result:

'lorem ipsum dolor sit amet'

Example

Let's remove all HTML tags, except for the allowed ones:

<?php
	$str = 'lorem <b>ipsum</b> <i>dolor</i> <s>sit</s> amet';
	echo strip_tags($str, '<b><i>');
?>

Code execution result:

'lorem ipsum dolor <s>sit</s> amet'

The strip_tags Function

Syntax

Example

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